<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM (UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2000) AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000017797 <NAME> Carolina Power & Light Company <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 6,624,058 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 474,238 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,293,250 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 295,214 <OTHER-ASSETS> 558,205 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,244,965 <COMMON> 1,616,768 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 1,386,300 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 3,003,068 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 59,334 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 3,489,512 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,693,051 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 9,244,965 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 2,712,555 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 292,910 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,982,588 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,275,498 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 437,057 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 203,571 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 640,628 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 154,511 <NET-INCOME> 486,117 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> (2,225) <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 483,892 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 240,499 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 113,172 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 912,551 <EPS-BASIC> 0.00 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00